The Osceola times., 1887-04-23
SPRING MANURlNG.
The Hest Way Of Applying Reliable Con
mercial FERTILIZERS.

mercial Fertilizers.
We usually expect TO do very litrs
manuring in the spring. There is gen.
orally too much else to do. Wheneva,
the weather will admit the oats mus,
be sowed, then the flax, then the corn
crop planted. and along with these the
garden and truck patch must not he
neglected This on the o. dinary farm
gives us all that we want t. do If tbe
soil is not made rich enough during the
winter by hauling out and :, altering
what manure we can procure during
the winter, we must, TO large extent
depend upon something else if we ex.
pect to fertilize so As to derive any o, n.
siderable amount of benefit.
The last two years | have been trv-
ing commercial manures. Part was
applied in the hill when the seed was
planted and part after the seed had
germinated and made a start TO GROW
When applied in this way the soil was
well stirred around the roots and the
prepared fertilizer applied, working as
carefully as possible around the roots
The last year | was satisfied to a con.
siderable extent that the best results
were secured by applying the fertilizer.
in the drills before sowing the seed.
making the soil fine in the burrows or
drills and then applying the fertilizer
and working well into the soil. If the
ground has been properly fined this can
be done very rapidly. When the sup.
ply of manure is not sufficient to ferdl..
ize as thoroughly as should be done,
should certainly advise using a good
commercial fertilizer applied in the hill
either for corn, cane or potatoes,
You can purchase special manures
containing plant food designed to fur.
nish the kind of plant food specially
needed by that variety of plant in order
to make the best growth. But for or
dinary use / would advise using what
is generally termed complete fertli.
zers" as best adapted TO general use on
the farm. Good barn-yard manure, il
well rotted. can be applied after the
crops are planted if it can be secured,
and be made of considerable benefit to
the growing crops. 1t is necessary, Of
course, that it s,onld be made reason.
abb fine and be spread as evenly as
nossib,, over the surface. Cultivating
or working with the soil sufficient to
keep mellow and destroy the weeds
will work the man ure in to the soil and
place it where the feeding roots OF the
plants can reach it.
This is not the best plan O. liaiur-
ING. When it can be done b 't'er re-
suits can be secured by haulih, ou'
and applying before the cropis plan 'eu, "a,
narrowing or cultivating so that it W. P"
be. worked we'll into the soil. This is
the most profitable way OF manur1ng.
when il can be done. Yet, when You
are not able to follow this plan, rather
than fail to apply the manure when
YOU have supply. | should certainly
advise applying after planting rather
than let the manure lie and the crop
be raised without it. Apply ma onre
whenever you have it to apply and can
find time to do the work. IL very
rarely happens but that some portion
of the farm is in condition to be ben
cftted by an application.
1t pays to make sure and apply all
the manure possible. Every thing that
can be gathered up and worked into
manure should be saved. There is
hardly possible danger of applying
too much. The worst difficulty on our
Western farms is securing sufficient
quantity.-M. j. Shepherd, in Western
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